Daily Lessons for Teaching Oliver Twist

Lesson 1

Objective: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2
Oliver Twist is a long book that involves a number of intertwining story lines, characters, and plot twists. Following this mass of literary devices can be difficult when coupled with the challenging language that Dickens uses. The objective of this lesson is to create a plot map of sorts so that following the rest of the book will be easier and more enjoyable.

1) Discuss some different ways of mapping the plot. Open it up for discussion, then take ideas and suggestions from class members. Choose the way you wish to map the plot in the classroom, and then have each student choose their own personal way that will help them the most. Checking on this assignment can be a continual process.

2) Review each separate character that is mentioned in the first two chapters. Have the students identify each character named, and then classify each...